back hurts from medicine - High Cholesterol Message Board

cloverberry · 07-28-2004, 01:34 PM

I've tried Zocor and Zetia tabs and my lower back starts hurting from them. Any one else have this problem and did you find something else that doesn't make your back hurt?

jtu91952 · 07-28-2004, 04:58 PM

Zetia also caused backache for me. Never tried zorcor, but i took lipitor a awhile and it was horrible.

NineLives · 07-28-2004, 09:29 PM

My brother started having problems on Zocor. Was switched to Crestor and he got even worse. He complained of lower back and leg pain.

cokids · 07-29-2004, 08:25 AM

Kidneys are located in lower back and statin drugs cause muscle damage that can in turn damage/stress kidneys. Could this back pain that seems to be a common complaint be related to kidney damage or distress? I had the same symptoms!

cloverberry · 07-29-2004, 01:21 PM

I don't know if it was my kidneys. It quit hurting when I stopped taking the cholesterol pills. I guess I'm either going to go from cholesterol or kidney problem. Now I'm starting to have a problem with my lower back again but it's problably from my blood pressure pill which is a statin. I'm going to try another one that's a diuretic